Hi to all
I am new here, so if i mess up, please let me know. I need a new pdfe sensor, but i am not sure what or where it is. Can someone show me a picture of one??
Thanks in advance
effie

 

uhh what kinda truck do u have year and whatnot... its usually next to the throttle body and is either black plastic or aluminum has two hoses runnin to it one come off the EGR tube from the manifold and the other runs to intake.

 

I guess i forgot to say it is a 2001 f-150 xlt 4.6 triton engine. Dealer says it is different than a car, and it is 4 times more expensive than a car.The one i see with 2 hoses is about the size of a postage stamp, withe an electrical plug.
Again, thanks for any help.
Effie

 

That's it.
Just bought one by mail at a total of $33 with shipping.
The 5.4 unit is more expensive for some reason.
It's on and working to clear a 401 code after the EGR and pipe have been checked to be ok.
Your truck will run fine until you find one. It's just an emmissions only test sensor.

 

whats a PDFE? photoshop document format extreme!!

 

He's just got the first two letter transposed, no biggie.

 

lol yeh just being a smart a$$

 

If your truck is closing in on 100K miles, pull your throttle body and check for clogged egr ports before you shell out $$ for the DPFE. I am speaking from experience here. I pulled mine after buying a new DPFE. The ports were completly plugged shut with carbon buildup.
Actually, by researching these forums, I found a post that said to pull the vacuum hose off of the EGR. Using a longer piece of vacuum hose attached to the EGR valve, pull a vacuum on the valve with the engine idleing. (I just sucked on the tube like a straw). This should cause a rough idle or stall the engine. My engine didnt die. I had already visibly checked the EGR valves operation in the same fashion with it off the truck so I knew the ports were clogged.
There is so much great info on this site. I have repaired many troubles using the knowledge here.

Thanks to all
Randy